Posted on 06/14/2009 7:45:03 PM PDT by appleseed
Bryce sent me this great link to a very interesting study on women defending themselves from rape and the success rates of these methods. Huge hat tip to him as this is awesome. For those on dial up I will sum it up.
Women who used non violent methods of resistance (crying, pleading, etc) were raped about 96% of the time.
Women who used forceful verbal resistance (yelling, screaming) were raped about half the time.
Running works better then yelling as the women who ran were raped about 15% of the time.
Forceful physical resistance is slightly more successful than running. Those women were raped 14% of the time. Striking was more successful than pushing or wrestling.
Finally women who resisted using a knife or a gun were raped less than 1% of the time. I really think that figure speaks for itself. [editor notes the study did not talk about batons, mace, tazers, stun guns, etc. I would wager batons are about the same as guns/ knives and the other miscellaneous weapons would be between the forceful resistance and guns n knives categories.]
Hat tip survivalistblog.com
But, but Rosie tells women if they hire 7 security guards like she has that they'll be just fine...
A Fox-40 is a great whistle. It's used by major college basketball refs and you can hear it over any crowd noise. Only about $5.00. The fox mini is very small and with with a small chain/ring can be used as a key fob.
“I don’t want relationship, I just want BANG BANG BANG!”
They want the world to be full of victims, or people who feel like victims. That way, everyone will go running to the government and say "Help me! Help me! I'll pay anything!"
Perhaps, but even more specifically, I think they want to destroy the value of weapons in the minds of Americans, and particularly the value of guns in the minds of women. We certainly wouldn't want to ruin the stereotype of gun owners being ignorant hicks and violent right wing extremists in the minds of the self righteous left now would we?
Well stated, Metmom. Thanks for your post.
it also prevents them from suing later for medical expenses and mental anguish.:)
Firearms are the great Equalizer in these situations average physical size will always favor the male attacker, in addition to the likelihood that the attacker will ‘Select’ the weaker victim.
Which makes it completely mind boggling why the ‘NAG’s [National Association of Gals] and other Womens rights groups don’t support the Second Amendment, and the basic civil right of self-defense.
THEY SHOULD BE FIRST IN LINE!
Keep shooting until the threat is over.
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